'Land pirates' reach Ulu Slim

MOONLIGHT karaokes, durian feasts and a gut wrenching ride down the rapids of Slim River were the order of the day for the 50 or so participants who joined the Ford Lanun Darat 4x4 Adventure Trip to Ulu Slim in Perak recently.Lanun darat in Bahasa Malaysia means land pirates and suspense aside, the trip to Ulu Slim undoubtedly had plenty of fun moments. Click here to read more.

Unbelievable trip in a Sylphy

A 31-YEAR-OLD IT manager, Kenneth Chiew, has won the fourth Lightfoot Quest with an unbelievable fuel consumption figure of 165.8km/litre.“I learnt all I could about economical fuel consumption from tips off the internet,” said Chiew.“I was lucky to have drafted a truck for most of the journey, which attributed to my fuel consumption figure.” (Not a safe thing to do actually.) Click here to read more.

Invading Viking territory

  AFTER a long history of Viking conquest spanning 300 years, Denmark, a Nordic nation, was recently in turn "invaded" by friendly forces of Rainforest Challenge (RFC). This reversed role took place at Glad Dk, the biggest Land Rover distributor in the country. Glad Dk is based at Kalunborg on Sealand island. Leading the charge into this Viking country was the founder and creator of RFC Luis J.A.Wee with assistance from Morten Dam, the RFC representative for Scandinavia. Click here to read more.

Fuel economy challenge on Houston streets

THE cars came in various shapes and sizes, and were powered by different fuels. The Houston public were treated to the sight of aerodynamic cars that were transparent, lunar explorer vehicle-type wheels and various pencil-shaped cars. The cars were built and designed by high school and college students who were participants at the Shell Eco-marathon Americas organised on the streets of downtown Houston, Texas from March 26 to 28.  Click here to read more.

Back with a vengeance

The Xmen team of adventurers are returning to the jungles of Terengganu this week with a vengeance to conquer the elusive Elephant Mudhole and Terminator Hill. The 23 participants in eight vehicles were flagged off from Tasik Kenyir Lake View Resort and Spa yesterday and rolled into Laloh town for refuelling before heading into the jungle. The adventurers are optimistic to pick up from where they left off when they failed to reach the Elephant Mudhole during their previous attempt last May.Click here to read more.

From Ipswich to Ipoh

They came from America, Japan, Switzerland, Singapore and Malaysia with one common aim. It was to undertake a driving expedition for 65 days covering Europe and Asia. This was a drive of a lifetime, starting from Ipswich in Britain and finishing in Ipoh, Malaysia. This undertaking was under the auspicies of the Royal Perak Motor Club. Click here to read more.

Fun Drive in Super SUVs

Extrapolating on an idea born two years ago by a senior Mercedes-Benz manager that Cars, Bikes and Trucks should organize a family event for automotive industry managers, we decided to organize an SUV fun drive under the auspices of the 4x4 Magazine. Why do people buy Sports Utility Vehicles (SUV's)? Why do they choose to pay a premium for all-terrain capability?Click here to read more.

"Greener" Toyota

UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd (UMW Toyota Motor), the assembler and distributor of Toyota vehicles in Malaysia, received its re-certification of ISO 14001:2004 (Environmental Management System) last Thursday at its Subang Jaya 3S facility.Click here to read more.

Still going strong

THE economic crunch might have hit everyone hard with even car sales hitting speed bumps but that does not mean the auto market will hit a stop sign. Although this year’s edition of the Car of the Year might not have as many cars in the running compared with last year, there has still been a steady flow of new or facelifted models being introduced into the market. Click here to read more.

Defensive driving for safety

DEFENSIVE driving will save your life if applied to your daily motoring. This was the message given by Karen Gooting during a lecture on defensive driving at UTAR Petaling Jaya last Saturday. Karen is the head of Unit Faktor Kemanusiaan & Kos Kemalangan at Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros). Defensive driving is a necessity for all motorists as one can’t control others’ action, hence helping to avoid injury and death while saving lives. Click here to read more.